[nabs-l] Note taking

[Kaiti Shelton]

On 12/31/13, Ryan Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you have a BrailleNote APex or a Braille Sence U2, you can also
> connect it to the iPad or iPhone using bluetooth and use it as a
> bluetooth keyboard and braille display.  That way, you can even mute
> Voiceover and read what your phone is saying on the display.
>
> Ryan
>
> On 12/31/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Last I checked there was a Dragon Dictate app for the IPhone in the
>> app store.  It did a slightly better job than the IOS dictation, but
>> it wasn't considerable enough for me to really say it was great for a
>> long note.  It worked fine for writing quick emails and the like.
>>
>> If you're just looking to get stuff written down faster than you could
>> using the on-screen keyboard, how about looking into an external case
>> for your phone with a qwerty keyboard?  I had one that connected via
>> bluetooth and it can save a lot of time.  AT Guys usually has them for
>> a pretty good price if you're interested.
>>
>> On 12/31/13, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Good jorning, Don't forget mr. Victor Stream whose Mic is quite
>>> good.. if looking for a relitavely low-tech way.
>>> for today, Car
>>>
>>> /2013, Mikayla Gephart wrote:
>>>>I also like the Victor Reader Stream, but that is not an IPhone app.
>>>>
>>>>Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>>On Dec 30, 2013, at 9:26 PM, Joe <jsoro620 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > You could also use an Olympus recorder to capture a clear recording.
>>>> > Smartphones are great but not necessarily equipped with the best
>>>> > microphones. Then I think, though you'd have to check me on this, you
>>>> > could
>>>> > use something like Dragon to convert the audio to text. It's an
>>>> > expensive
>>>> > suggestion, but I don't think you'll find an app to do exactly what
>>>> > you're
>>>> > looking for. If there is such a thing, by all means let us in on it.
>>>> >
>>>> > Joe
>>>> >
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>>>> >
>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>> > From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joseph
>>>> > Hudson
>>>> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 2:01 PM
>>>> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Note taking
>>>> >
>>>> > Hello Bobby, you can do that would just about any app, my pages
>>>> or the notes
>>>> > app on the iPhone but it won't pick up voices that are very far away
>>>> > and
>>>> > if
>>>> > it does it's definitely going to probably typed the wrong thing. And
>>>> > you
>>>> > will have to restart dictation, about every minute to 30 seconds.
>>>> >
>>>> > Joseph Hudson
>>>> > Email
>>>> > jhud7789 at yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone
>>>> >
>>>> >> On Dec 29, 2013, at 5:41 PM, Bobbi Pompey <pompey2010 at yahoo.com>
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Hello,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Does anyone know of any good iPhone or iPad apps for dictating? I
>>>> >> would
>>>> > like to try an app that could possibly write everything said during a
>>>> > lecture, meeting, seminar, etc.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Bobbi A. L. Pompey
>>>> >> (336) 988-6375
>>>> >> pompey2010 at yahoo.com
>>>> >> http://pompey2050.wix.com/bobbi-pompey
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Kaiti